Scottish Football Association

The Scottish Football Association, also known as the Scottish FA and the SFA, is the governing body of football in Scotland and has the ultimate responsibility for the control and development of the game there. It was formed in 1873 by eight clubs, Queen's Park, Clydesdale, Vale of Leven, Dumbreck, Third Lanark, Eastern, Granville and Kilmarnock, which agreed to promote football under the rules of The Football Association and to subscribe for a challenge cup, the origin of the Scottish Cup. That makes it the second-oldest national football association in the world. It is a member of both UEFA and FIFA, holds a permanent seat on the International Football Association Board, and is based at Hampden Park in Glasgow, where the Scottish Football Museum also stands. It runs the Scotland national teams, the Scottish Cup and the Scottish Youth Cup, and as of June 2026 134 clubs were full members.